Daily Archives: December 10, 2015

All indications point towards the theory that Donald Trump is trying to get kicked dot the curb by the Republican Party; that hi poll numbers continue to climb is a sobering commentary on just have much xenophobia is alive and well in America.

In Paris, activist prepare for massive protest on Dec, 12 at 12pm (12.12.12) as the charade of the 21st United Nations climate summit end, as – as Chris Hedges puts it, “with lofty rhetoric and ineffectual cosmetic reforms.”

(11:35) Indigenous Rights Trampled in Paris
An Interview with Tom Goldtooth of the Indigenous Environmental network.
An all-Indigenous flotilla of kayaks took to the waters of Paris earlier this week, using the event as a platform to reject false climate solutions, and to deliver three key documents designed as a means to address climate change.

(21:32) The War on Terror is a War On Climate Justice
An interview with Shawna Foster. Shawna is an organizer with Iraq Veterans Against the War in Paris as a delegate with the It Takes Roots Coalition.

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Time heals all wounds but one family finds time wasn’t on their side. This video highlights how a small family ​is impacted by the changing climate​ over the course of three generations. ​Children are the most vulnerable, yet least responsible for the effects of climate change.

More than half a billion children live in areas with extremely high flood occurrence and 160 million in high drought severity zones, leaving them highly ​exposed​. Climate change means more droughts, floods, heatwaves and other severe weather conditions. These events can ripple throughout a child’s life and ​limit​ on their access to sanitation, education and opportunities.

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